page_title: Nine Elms
section_title: Future
hierarchical_section_title: Nine Elms / Future
caption_attribution_description: English: Houseboat, Nine Elms The St. Michael, a 1974 cutter seen in this http://www.shipdata.nl/UK/index.php?mode=shippicture&amp;FotoID=14034&amp;SchipID=6621 at its registered port of Lowestoft, now resides in this dock by the Thames. The unit on the right sits at the side of the Tideway Industrial Estate where it meets Nine Elms Lane.
context_page_description: Nine Elms is an area within Battersea in South West London and in the far north-eastern corner of the London Borough of Wandsworth, between the SW8 side of Battersea proper and Vauxhall.
  The area was formerly mainly industrial but is now becoming more residential and commercial in character. It is dominated by Battersea Power Station, various railway lines and New Covent Garden Market. Also in the area is the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
  Nine Elms has residential developments along the riverside, like Chelsea Bridge Wharf or Embassy Gardens, and also three large council estates—Carey Gardens, the Patmore Estate and the Savona.
context_section_description: In October 2008 the U.S. Embassy in London announced that it would relocate to the area, moving from its location in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair; the new embassy was completed in December 2017, and began operating in January 2018. The Embassy of the Netherlands in London also announced in April 2013 that it was relocating to the area from its current location in Hyde Park Gate, Kensington. The Chinese Embassy is also rumoured to be relocating to the area.
  On 16 February 2012, Wandsworth Council approved Ballymore Group's plans for the 15 acre development. Embassy Gardens is set to provide "up to 1,982 new homes alongside shops, cafes, bars, restaurants, business space, a 100 bed hotel, a health centre, children's playgrounds and sports pitches". In 2014, it was reported that Ballymore had engaged Lazard and CBRE Group to raise about €2.5bn to fund the Embassy Gardens development.
  Work commenced in 2013 on regeneration of the area around Battersea Power Station, including shops, cafes, restaurants, art and leisure facilities, office space and residential buildings. An essential part of the work is an extension of the London Underground to service the area. The extension will branch from the Northern line at Kennington and travel west to Nine Elms and Battersea - creating two new stations. The station structure itself is expected to be repaired and secure by 2016, with completion of the whole project by late 2020.
  Part of these plans is the creation of the linear park – a car-free area extending from Battersea Power Station to Vauxhall Cross. The park will open out onto other public areas such as shops, hotels and other parks and public squares alongside homes and residential areas. The linear park will open up onto the Thames Path in places.
  In 2015, Wandsworth council chose a design by Bystrup for a £40m pedestrian bridge between Nine Elms and Pimlico.
caption: Houseboat in Nine Elms
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